1989 · Oxford Softworks · Chess · Strategy

Chess Player 2150

Chess Player 2150 is a chess program which played well against the other chess programs of the day and won the 1989 British Open Personal Computer Chess Championship (according to a post in ST Report International Online Magazine, November 13, 1992, No.8.45). The author was not shy about his program's prowess. Built into the program is a pull-down menu, giving it's performance against Chessmaster 2000, Chessmaster 2100 and Colossus X, in 10 games apiece.

Also known as: CP 2150
Released: 1989
Platforms: Amiga Atari ST/STE MS-DOS Atari ST
Genres: Chess Strategy
Developers: Oxford Softworks
Publishers: Oxford Softworks
Modes: Multiplayer Single-player
Country: United Kingdom

About

Chess Player 2150 is a 1989 chess video game by Oxfordshire-based Oxford Softworks released for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS. A successor, Chess Champion 2175, was released in 1990.

Keywords

turn-based
grid-based movement
tactical turn-based combat
chessboard

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

The board can be viewed in 2D or 3D perspective. The game includes a mode where the player's Elo rating is determined after solving 24 chess puzzles. The DOS version features CGA and EGA graphics.

Reception

Aktueller Software Markt pitted the game against Sargon III and found that Chess Player won four out of six games. In conclusion, the game was "absolutely recommended for chess fans". Amiga Joker said that in terms of playing strength, Chess Player is stronger than Chessmaster 2000 and Colossus Chess X, and equal to Chessmaster 2100. The Italian Games Machine called it a very powerful program worthy of consideration, with the one flaw of not being very fast.

Svenska Hemdatornytt gave a negative review for the Amiga version and said the program is not as strong as advertised. Atari ST User said that "The program seems to be able to calculate much deeper in the time given than its rivals." The 3D view was said to be better than in Chessmaster 2000 or Colossus Chess X. Tilt pitted the game against Chessmaster 2000, Chessmaster 2100, and Colossus Chess X.